BYRD, Justice.
The issue on this appeal by The Hartford Insurance Group is whether a release executed by an employee to a third party tortfeasor before the filing of a workmen's compensation claim is a defense to the employer's subsequent action against the tortfeasor brought pursuant to Ark. Stat.Ann. § 81-1340(b) (Repl.1960).
The record shows that appellant, The Hartford Insurance Group, hereinafter referred to as the compensation carrier, was the workmen...
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